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John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and writer. His success came primarily by a series of popular sociopolitical works, known as the "Inside" books (1936–1972), including the best-selling Inside U.S.A. in 1947.
John Gunther (born Aug. 30, 1901, Chicago—died May 29, 1970, New York City) was a journalist and author who became famous for his series of sociopolitical books describing and interpreting for American readers various regions of the world, beginning with Inside Europe (1936).
John Gunther has 94 books on Goodreads with 31640 ratings. John Gunther’s most popular book is Death Be Not Proud.
Death Be Not Proud is a 1949 memoir by American journalist John Gunther. The book describes the decline and death of Gunther's son, Johnny, due to a brain tumor. The title comes from Holy Sonnet X by John Donne, also known from its first line as the poem Death Be Not Proud.
John Gunther wrote a compelling account of the actual events of his son’s ordeal with brain cancer. Medical discoveries have transformed the treatment of the 1940’s but we have a long way to go. Both parents have shared a compelling view of their loss but more importantly, their beautiful son’s brilliant mind and sensitive nature.
- John J. Gunther
John Gunther was one of the best known and most admired journalists of his day, and his series of Inside books, starting with Inside Europe in 1936, we...
Mar 8, 2022 · John Gunther paved a way to talk about cancer and death in public, about divorce, pain, and parental remorse.
Aug 5, 1998 · Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed...
In 1947, their beloved son Johnny died after a long, heartbreaking fight with brain cancer. Gunther wrote his classic memoir Death Be Not Proud, published in 1949, to commemorate the courage and spirit of this extraordinary boy.
Sep 21, 2023 · Titled simply D Day, the author was John Gunther, a highly regarded foreign correspondent from the 1930s until his death in 1970. He wrote a series of popular and probing “insider” books about nearly every part of the world: Inside Europe, Inside Asia, Inside Latin America, Inside Africa and so on.
